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Edinson Cavani had his long-awaited debut in Boca Juniors this Wednesday in the agony qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores against Nacional on penalties and received his first ovation as a Xeneize player. In addition, he had a special follow-up from Conmebol, which published a video about it.
In this you can see all the plays that the Uruguayan forward had during the match, added to different words from Argentine fans who thanked him for signing for their team. Furthermore, this is the first time that the Matador has played in the Cup: “Edinson Cavani, welcome to the CONMEBOL Libertadores! This is the climate of Libertadores”.
?????? Edinson Cavani, welcome to CONMEBOL! #Liberators! ?? so is the #ClimaDeLibertadores.#Eternal Glory pic.twitter.com/dl1HsTQ9nB
— CONMEBOL Libertadores (@Libertadores) August 10, 2023
With just 71 minutes played, two options to convert -one very clear in the second half-, the 36-year-old born in Salto had a discreet performance but was able to celebrate qualifying for the quarterfinals of the Copa Libertadores, the great ambition of Boca and Matador himself on his return to South American football.
After his last stint in Valencia and with just six training sessions completed with his new teammates, coach Jorge Almirón made him the starter in the transcendental duel against Nacional that ended in a 2-2 draw in regulation time and finally a victory for the local 4-2 in the penalty shootout.
Cavani received several ovations throughout the night: the first when he went out to perform the pre-competitive movements, then when he entered the team with a traditional “Uruguayo, Uruguayo” that reminded us of the times of his idol Sergio. Butter Martínez and finally when he was replaced by Daría Benedetto in the 71st minute.
In this way, Edinson Cavani confirmed his return to the South American stadiums, those that had last seen him in 2007 with Danubio after starting his European tour that included stays in Palermo and Napoli in Italy, Paris Saint-Germain in France, Manchester United from England and Valencia from Spain.
The four-time World Cup player with La Celeste in 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 will now have a second semester loaded with the xeneize jersey with the great obsession of the seventh Copa Libertadores but also in competition for the Professional League Cup and the Argentine Cup.
El Matador returned on August 9 and debuted with the ‘blue and gold’ shirt on the same day that Sergio did 31 years ago Butter Martínez who, like the day of his presentation, was at the ‘Bombonera’ accompanying Cavani from the box he shared with Juan Román Riquelme, vice president of the xeneize club
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2023-08-10 18:12:00
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